Pre–Primary School Children Create an Art Exhibition With Augmented Realities

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: The Arts and Early Childhood Education

Abstract

Research is a case study of student teachers and pre-primary schoolchildren’s integrative arts educational project. The research problems were to describe how children used augmented reality and technology in creating their “living art work”, how the design process developed and which kind of art forms they expressed in their augmented material. The data was gathered during the arts pedagogical workshops of pre-primary schoolchildren (N=60). The research methods used were a content analysis of teacher students’ writings (15) and video documented observations (6 hours) of during the arts pedagogical sessions. The results showed that children were eager and able to use new technology as a tool in creating their art work and they used many art forms in their creations.

Author

• Anna-Maria Inkeri Ruokonen, University of Turku